Waves Abbey Road Vinyl: Vinyl Simulation Plugin

The warm tonal character of music pressed onto vinyl remains coveted to this day. Now for the first time Waves’ close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios has created a plugin with the most detailed control over all aspects of vinyl: from creating the lacquer to the pressing plant to the warm crackles wow and flutter of record wear. Whether you’re producing mixing or mastering your tracks it’s time to experience the full range of creative vinyl ear-candy—from the magical way that vinyl glues tracks together to the freedom to manipulate every stage of the vinyl process in ways never before possible.

The Full Spectrum of Vinyl

Abbey Road Vinyl captures the soul of the golden age of records—from the subtle taste of vinyl for discerning audiophiles to adding life to today’s digital recordings to aggressive crackles and turntable stops for creative effects.

Original Lacquer or Final Vinyl Pressing

The master lacquers or acetates made before the audio went to pressing plants were valued for their fresh punchy sound quality that’s quick unlike the final pressed vinyl. Abbey Road Vinyl lets you experience the unique sonic effect of lacquer in addition to the printed vinyl pressing.

Retro Vinyl Effects Without Limits

When authenticity is paramount add a little or a lot of vinyl’s imperfections: turntable rumble crackles clicks wow flutter and even the phase distortion that occurs when the stylus moves more obliquely in the inner grooves.

The Stop/Slowdown Record Effect

For creative ear candy—slow down the turntable and come to a stop over 1 ms to 30 seconds (or tempo-synched). Choose manual playback or auto-resume after reaching full stop.

2 Turntables 3 Cartridges

Choose from Abbey Road’s original mastering turntable vs. a DJ-style machine plus 3 cartridges: Moving Magnet (best transient response and flattest) Moving Coil (low noise level and extended frequency response) or an inexpensive DJ cartridge (grittier sound and more low bass).

TG12410 Mastering Desk—A Crucial Link in the Chain

Extra magic happened when audio passed through the TG12410 mastering console to the lathe because Abbey Road’s engineers tweaked its EQs filters and limiters. Abbey Road Vinyl faithfully models these TG settings for your use when mixing or mastering.

Ultimate Touches of Realism

As a tonearm approaches the inner grooves highs decrease and distortion increases. Automate the virtual tonearm with your DAW and move it closer to the center grooves over the course of a “virtual side.” Really.

Features:

• Created with Abbey Road Studios with close attention to detail
• 2 turntables—pro mastering model or consumer DJ type—for diverse vinyl tones
• 3 different cartridge technologies offer subtle tonal variations
• Wow and flutter to model manufacturing imperfections
• Slowdown/stop turntable effect controlled in beats or seconds
• Models every aspect of the vinyl process from cutting to playback
• Choose between the original acetate (lacquer) master vs. the printed vinyl pressing
• Retro production effects: crackles pops subtle hiss & more
• Run your sound thru Abbey Road’s EMI TG12410 mastering desk
• Control tone arm for variable distortion/frequency response
• Purity for audiophiles—or down and dirty for club DJs
• “Lite” components omit some functions to save CPU power

Requirements:

Platform	CPU	RAM	Disk	Notes	Additional Requirement	Audio Card	Ports	Internet Required	32 Bit Support	64 Bit Support	Plugins
mac	Intel or Silicon Architecture	8	16		Minimum: 1024x768 Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024 USB displays are not supported as the primary display.			0	0	0
windows	X64 compatible Intel or AMD CPU	8	16		Minimum: 1024x768 Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024			0	0	0